Scale.



PATENTED APR. so, 1907.

J. H. MILBURN.

$UALE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22r 1906.

2 SHBET8-BEEBT 2-.

. counter UNITED STATE OHN H. MILQURN, OF

IPAillldiiTi ijiiii ii liiii sil.

No. 852,281. fipeci ficaitio Application died Jan citizen of the United States oi funeiiczi, re-

siding at Detroit, in the county of i fziyne i scrihed, relerence heiiis lied to the ziccointa-m new and useful Improvements in Smiles, i

and State of Michigan, have invented cor-- of which the following is a specification, relerence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

units, and the object of the invention is to which is simple in its construction :ind may "be quickly and conveniently ('ipereted.

It is also an object of the invention to so construct the some as to adapt it to he combined with e 'wei hing beam and to else serve,by the addition of-zi value beam, as it computing scale.

To this end. the invention consists in providing a. beam so constructed that the neu or zeropoint thereon 'at which Weight or orticle may be placed without ail'cctii'ig the balance of the beam, is in the vertical pliine of the supporting pivot of said beam, and therefore articles of various weights may he pieced upon the beam and the relation of the weight of the one so placed to the weight on the platfo'rin of the scale will he indicated on the beam; th at'is, the number of times which the 'Wei ht of the article on the beam is contained in the bulk on the plattorm w ll be indiceted,

and where the article so piece-Ll is of the some weight or is exactly like those on the plat.- form, the nuniberol articles on the platform will be indicated on the beam.

The invention also consists in providing such a beam with a carrier for supporting and moving articles or weights along, the beam, the weight of which carrier is eliminated by an oppositely moving counterweight, and in providing means for siinnltaneously moving said carrier and weight in opposite directions.

,The invention further consists in so zittachii'ig a value he]: to'scid carrier that when the carrier ismoved, the clue but will be moved also, thus changing its relation to the pivot bearings so that the distance which its licsi n wil be increased in proportion to the distance which said -VtLlllG hair is moved, and the invention also consists in the ptiltlclllzll' arrangement, construction and combination oise must he moved to bohiiice the 1 of ii the .POSilJlOU, to illustrfite their operation and Patented April 3 7i,

1906, items? No. 297,153

of ports \i'heroby e very simple construction is secured. in which ere coiiibiiicd counting or prepcrtioiiing, weighing and computing iiieclinnisins, :ill :iSl1(] ',ll1ttliCI more lullv do ponying drsu'iiigs, in width higure i is side ele'viition ol'. the bend or lnihiiiee end lever meclnuiisni oi" platform scale einbo( ying the iiii'entioi'i, the shelf and This invention relates to ii sciile For :isccr I taining' and indicating the nninoer of units 1 or articles, in ii quantity, bulk or iniiss ol like 1 the upper end of the pedestal or column lie-- mg shown in section Fig. 2, is :i siinil ir view seine showing the parts in o shifted parts broken ziwziy to show the construction Fig. 3, :i cross-sectioii on the line a:-.r of Fig. 2; Fig. i, ii siniihir section on the line f/ of sold Fig. 2 looking in the opposite direction, and Fig. 5, it detiiil illustrnting :i inodi'lied eoiistriu-tion.

i shown in the drawings 1 represents the unper end ol ii hollow column or pedestal of cpizlliOill! ii'eigliiiig' siile :is ordinarily coii-- struclcil with platform iiiid pliitlorin lov rs (not shown), to ilie extension :irin oi which levers is attached the lower end ol ii. pull rod 2 ei ateiiding don'iiiviird within the column. The upper end ol said rod 2 is attached to ii. draft be! 3 iiil'ernied'i to the ends thereof, one end oi l bar icing; supported by El lixed rod secured to the llOllAUili'iil shelf secured to the upper end of the column 2111(l to the op posite end of sold her is pivotiilly :ittiiclicd the connecting rod (5 extending upii'iird through on opening in the shell.

Secured to the slieli' $3 is on upwardly tending supporting; 1; hot iiiid to the lioi'i--- zo'fitslly and l'oiwviiidly extending upper end or min t% oi Sttld briicliet are secured tii'o downivr'dly extending hangers i ouch provided with at liitlileflfii'l 'ociiiiiig sent to receive the ends ol the knife-edge hearing" pin 10 0X- teiidiiig' through tilikl rigidly secured to cross connecting pieces ll connecting the two pair" :illel liezii'iiigs l2 iiiid ill at kiPPiUKilliiti lv hell" wiiy between 13 i" ends.

upper end ol' which is moved simultaneous y in opposite directions by agear 21 interposed between the racks and secured upon a shall 22 mounted in l'1eiu'ii'iu mem 2 extending" across i1etween the beams on each side oi the gear and at a short distance in one side 1 l the bearing 10. The shalt is iurned by 11151 Us and wheel 24' (Hi its extended end.

Attached 1;) the loi'ward end (1i rack bar .30 is a. carrier block 5 slit 1, the beam 13 and secured 1'11 a rearwa tending porti; ally and up arms pins hers 111 :11 said blfu-h are two latering' supporting ardl'y exit-1 "(5 provided with vtn'il e eaye bearing:

. at their upperi ls in pivaiail supp.111" a loop 35'. upon which is hung a small 151-1111] orpan 3-9 orsimilarrerenl'aele. Siriali pins or '1 ojei-iiinis Ill) on each ol said arms :11, exlend outward at each side ol the loop to prevent its swinging loo l'ai? wh 1 the is moved quirldy butl'ar enough lrom t e loop 111 permit itt11l11111al1ee.

To the rear end ol the upper reel: bar l2 attached a. (-1111ni'er-weighi CH which. made heavy enough to counter-bulance the carrier blort 2'3 andseoop, and this weight is guided and supported by :1 pin 2-32 on its upper e11 extending through a. longitudinal slot 33) i the rear hall oi the u mer beam.

The block 155 is provided with a forwardly and upwardl exlen'line rigid arm 5-H to t:

ilie upper having a 11inch in en edge of the upper beam and le ihe're" and the rear hall 1-37 oi the lower l e11111is r-.1-

vided with g raduaiion marks .11 tor-111 the 1nice-per;1111111d bar. a pointer 232'; being se cured to the extrei'ne rear end ol' lHt rarl; bar 20 so that said racks 111:1)"l1eaccuralely shilled according lo tl bar, to more the tanee.

li ithin a groove in the lower edge ol the lower rack bar at its rear end, is placed a v lat steel spring 2-59 which edge (11 the price bar and wieldingh rack in proper ena genient with i gear to take up any lost motion caused by wear. The upper rack is held by gri'aritr in close mesh with the rea 1' tor the same purpose.

The parts being constructed a d arranged as described, the iPYlue is designed to operate' as follows: The operator having a e markings on said price alue bar the required dislinlils the large iiiaehed a value bar or ed at its rear end by 1 1 said poises per pound.

j 1. honld the value he more tl y will be the number ol bushels rides upon the upper 1 n tity of hire articles which he wishes to 11e size, l paiees in the pan 2!) one of the fl equivalent in weight, and 1 iorm throws the remainder oi the l1 then turning the hand wheel, he inov'es the carrier block aloi'ie; the number harnntil the beam balances, The nuinber indicated i the block on the bar will be the number of wits on the platform, as the leverage is so arranger' that when the pan iSLHOVGd to any particular indieatinp; mark, as 100, (as shown in Fig.

di'ed bolts, onxthe plati'or111,tl1e weight of the pan, carrier block, 11111., being eliminated by the i 'avehng weight 31..

moving the as shown in Fig. l, the er the pan being thus brought (h (hen the scale is used as a computing seale, any article which may be in the scoop or pan is removed and the til the pointer 38 indicates the desired price The article or material to be weighed is then placed on the platform and the poise on the *alue bar moved until the beam balances, thus indicating the value of the articles at the indicated price per pound. at @1111; dollar, the

' he hest amount indicated on the value bar, a

eounten-poise representing one or more dollars in value may be placed in the pan and the odd cults indicated on the Hill? bar.

in hi 5 is shown a construction especially adapted for grain scales, the lower beam 4-0 beiiu'" the weighing beam. No

the l 1wer beam and its neutral or zero point is therelore coincident with its supporting pivot 42, as indicated by the markings-01 scale on the beam. A number of detachable poises -13 each representing one bushel of a vermin-hind of grain, are provided, which poises 11111 1" be (lillflilX and easily placed on the beam, and the number indicated by said poise on said beam when it eoniesto a balance of that particugrain in the hopper of the scale as are j1l 1such a weight that when placed on @he beam at 1 it will just balance one bushel oF the particular kind of grain which is represents. 1

Should there be in the hopper a few pounds than are even number of bushels, the may he indicated on the lower beam the odd Dill her of pounds on the uppe r lar kind oi instance a lot of bolts all of the 2,) the weight of the one holt'in the pan will balance that number, or one h'un horizontal and vertical alineinent racks moved 1111-.

bushels beam and the upperv beam 41 the pounds or {)UISLS or weights whatever are attached to tal weight oi. the articles placed on the 11a lorm may be ascertained byJDOVHKI the sliding pulse on t IIO bar.

9. The combination with a. supporting bracket, of hangers on said bracket liormed with bearingseats at their lower ends, on upper weighingbesm formed with a longitw dinal slot at one end, a lower number beam connected nt'eaoh end to the weighing beam, connecting members connecting said beams intermediate their ends, a bearing pin cured to said members and engaging the hearing seats to support the beams, s carrying block slidnble on the number beam, :1 loop pivotolly attached to said block, :1 pain attached to said loop, a rook-bar pivotelly zitta-ched to said block and slidnble on the upper edge of the number bill, a coonter-bnlouceweight having a pin extendiir through. the slot in the weighing bill, a roe bar nttsciied to said counter-balance-i" l I got, bearing members connecting the beams adjacent to their pivot, a shaft mounted in said members, egear on said shaft to engage the racks, and a, hand wheel on the shaft to turn. the some. I 10. 'T he comb i'nttion with :1 supnoi'ting bracket, of pnirnllel hangers on said bi eke-t formed with bearing seats at their, lower ends, a double beam consisting of mi. upper Weighing besm and a lower number beam (onneeled at their ends, membersconnecting said beams near their cent-er, 1L transverse pin secured to said membezis between the beams to engage the bearings on the hangers and sup port the beams, a, carrier bide-k on the numbei' beam having 'a rearward extension, hitemlly and. upwardly,extending: arms on said extension, bearing pins on the ends of said arms, a loop engaging said pins, 21, pan supported by said loop, a 'con r-bnlon oe-weight slidnble longitiulinall oi 'lv beams, rackbnrsnttavched to said c *ier block counter-b2]once-Weight to ..1ove the some,

and

e the some in oppo ove the block to bring the into vertical nlinenlent with ot, 1i bearing pins on said arms boil substmitinlly in the hoiizontnl plane of mid beam pivot.

11. The combination of pivotsllv supported besm the neutral or zero point of which is in the vertie: l plane of its supporting pivot end provided with markii'ig's at one side of its pivot representing qmmtit", in numbe: and priceer-pound moi-k ngs at the opposite side oi its pivot, it our 'ei'to sup port and move an article-along the {M11111 and indi'ote the number of units o 1" the unit markings, a value bur movable n ith said carrier, and means for indicating on the prieeper-pound n'iorlznigs the distance which the value bin" is n'mved 12. The eomlunntion ol :1 double beam consisting ol on upper weight and it lower number" boom, 1 pivot for said boom which is ei'iincidont with the neutral or Zero point of the number beam, s counterqioiso on the weight beam, 11 cn triei" :nloptod to be moved iilon the number beam. and to support on article in vertical zilineme'nt with said pivot, n oounter-bnlunee, members SliiltLlllU on. said T) "zil'1'1S l'or moving the carrier and counter-- balance simultsneously in opposite directions pointer on. one oi said inc-.inbors to indicate upon one ol the beams the price pen pound, and a value ban ottznzhod to the ourrim and movable with the member having the pointei:

.in testimony whereof I ni'iiri my sigi'intiue in presence of two witnesses. 

